Observations of grain size sensitive power law creep of olivine aggregates over a large range of lattice-preferred orientation strength

Grain size sensitive (GSS) power law creep of San Carlos olivine aggregates was investigated by comparing strain rates measured in laboratory deformation experiments to strain rates determined from a micromechanical model of intragranular dislocation processes. The plastic flow behavior of olivine a...

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Main Authors: Tielke, J, Hansen, L, Tasaka, M, Meyers, C, Zimmerman, M, Kohlstedt, D
Format: Journal article
Published: American Geophysical Union 2016
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author Tielke, J
Hansen, L
Tasaka, M
Meyers, C
Zimmerman, M
Kohlstedt, D
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Hansen, L
Tasaka, M
Meyers, C
Zimmerman, M
Kohlstedt, D
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description Grain size sensitive (GSS) power law creep of San Carlos olivine aggregates was investigated by comparing strain rates measured in laboratory deformation experiments to strain rates determined from a micromechanical model of intragranular dislocation processes. The plastic flow behavior of olivine aggregates due solely to intragranular slip was determined using flow laws for olivine single crystals in combination with grain orientations measured by electron backscatter diffraction. Measured strain rates were compared to results from the micromechanical model for samples deformed in compression to an axial strain of <0.2 and in torsion to a shear strain of up to 7.4. Olivine aggregates deform up to a factor of 4.6 times faster than the maximum possible rates determined from the micromechanical model of intragranular slip. Comparison of our data to published flow laws indicates that diffusion creep cannot account for this difference. The ratio of experimentally determined strain rates to those from the micromechanical model is strongly dependent upon grain size but is independent of stress and strength of lattice‐preferred orientation. These observations indicate that GSS power law creep, consistent with dislocation‐accommodated grain boundary sliding, occurs in both weakly and strongly textured olivine aggregates at the studied conditions.
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spelling oxford-uuid:11ad1459-9905-4410-9faa-49896092632f2022-03-26T10:03:36ZObservations of grain size sensitive power law creep of olivine aggregates over a large range of lattice-preferred orientation strengthJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:11ad1459-9905-4410-9faa-49896092632fSymplectic Elements at OxfordAmerican Geophysical Union2016Tielke, JHansen, LTasaka, MMeyers, CZimmerman, MKohlstedt, DGrain size sensitive (GSS) power law creep of San Carlos olivine aggregates was investigated by comparing strain rates measured in laboratory deformation experiments to strain rates determined from a micromechanical model of intragranular dislocation processes. The plastic flow behavior of olivine aggregates due solely to intragranular slip was determined using flow laws for olivine single crystals in combination with grain orientations measured by electron backscatter diffraction. Measured strain rates were compared to results from the micromechanical model for samples deformed in compression to an axial strain of <0.2 and in torsion to a shear strain of up to 7.4. Olivine aggregates deform up to a factor of 4.6 times faster than the maximum possible rates determined from the micromechanical model of intragranular slip. Comparison of our data to published flow laws indicates that diffusion creep cannot account for this difference. The ratio of experimentally determined strain rates to those from the micromechanical model is strongly dependent upon grain size but is independent of stress and strength of lattice‐preferred orientation. These observations indicate that GSS power law creep, consistent with dislocation‐accommodated grain boundary sliding, occurs in both weakly and strongly textured olivine aggregates at the studied conditions.
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Hansen, L
Tasaka, M
Meyers, C
Zimmerman, M
Kohlstedt, D
Observations of grain size sensitive power law creep of olivine aggregates over a large range of lattice-preferred orientation strength
title Observations of grain size sensitive power law creep of olivine aggregates over a large range of lattice-preferred orientation strength
title_full Observations of grain size sensitive power law creep of olivine aggregates over a large range of lattice-preferred orientation strength
title_fullStr Observations of grain size sensitive power law creep of olivine aggregates over a large range of lattice-preferred orientation strength
title_full_unstemmed Observations of grain size sensitive power law creep of olivine aggregates over a large range of lattice-preferred orientation strength
title_short Observations of grain size sensitive power law creep of olivine aggregates over a large range of lattice-preferred orientation strength
title_sort observations of grain size sensitive power law creep of olivine aggregates over a large range of lattice preferred orientation strength
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